By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

The Department of Education-Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) has formally launched this year’s Brigada Eskwela at the Dumaguete City National High School in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental last Saturday.
DepEd-NIR Director Gilbert Sadsad said DepEd has issued a memorandum on the implementing guidelines of Brigada Eskwela on March 9.
Part of the memo said DepEd will conduct the 2017 Brigada Eskwela, with the theme “Isang DepEd, Isang Pamayanan, Isang Bayanihan Para sa Handa at Ligtas na Paaralan,” from May 15 to 20, 2017.
The Brigada Eskwela is the National Schools’ Maintenance Week that aims to bring together all education stakeholders to participate and contribute their time, effort and resources to prepare public school facilities for the opening of this year’s school year in June.
DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones was the guest of honor during the launching, which was started by a fun walk at 6 a.m.
Sadsad also urged the stakeholders and champions of education to continue helping the schools in the NIR ready for schoolchildren.
He added, “Any help in any form will be cherished and remembered for these will help a lot our children.”
“Remember that we are doing this because we love our children and we love our country,” he emphasized./WDJ